IrishRob17 Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: So today on the farmstead: 1) Pool level is below the return valves and the pump, either coincidentally or as a result, appears to have burned out overnight 2) Well is barely replenishing and will probably run dry in a week at the current rate of usage 3) Dam is completely gone and my jury-rigged plywood and cinder block coffer is still leaking more water than the inflow (now a trickle) can replace @rclab's postage stamp sounds more and more appealing with each passing day... Maybe add a tarp to your coffer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 JC having a rough time there. Sorry dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 7 hours ago, Juliancolton said: So today on the farmstead: 1) Pool level is below the return valves and the pump, either coincidentally or as a result, appears to have burned out overnight 2) Well is barely replenishing and will probably run dry in a week at the current rate of usage 3) Dam is completely gone and my jury-rigged plywood and cinder block coffer is still leaking more water than the inflow (now a trickle) can replace @rclab's postage stamp sounds more and more appealing with each passing day... Julian, 140 or so years ago when the postage stamp came into existence, the water source for the house was a well. At the back of the stamp was a small house over another well that was there for deposits only. At that time ‘Brook’ lyn still had them free flowing. If you walked a few hundred feet beyond the block of the new row houses you could probably still see deer and the antelope playing. Today with indoor plumbing and Tap water. I am left with a postage stamp that is a home to horny squirrels or as I lovingly call them bushy tailed tree rats, a family of raccoons who got into and trashed the third floor apartment. Incidentally I believe they’re seeking reparations because the diseased oak they used to den in, I had taken down last year. Then there are the felines, both outside and in who are above it all and feel their entitled anyway. That leaves me which is probably good enough justification for all I’ve just described. Stay well (sorry for the pun) Julian, it could be worse. As always.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 OMG it's so nice out. It's rare that I'm happy I woke up just after sunrise, I woke up started my coffee then realized what time it was so I figured I'd go sit outside and enjoy it so I wouldn't bother the fam. That was definitely the best decision I'm going to make today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 22 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Maybe add a tarp to your coffer? It's mostly seeping underneath I think. Nonetheless, the water is back up about 2" this morning after I just absolutely loaded it up with with clay and rocks, so at least the fish genocide seems to be averted for now. Getting some quotes this weekend on having it done the right way. 21 hours ago, gravitylover said: JC having a rough time there. Sorry dude. It's all good. There are a lot of folks who have much bigger problems than leaky bass ponds and nettlesome swimming pools. If those are my big sorrows for 2020, I'll be in a pretty good spot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Yeah me only earning a couple hundred bucks a month for 4 months now is painful, possibly even more so than the last 5 weeks of intense back pain with the first two weeks of that needing a cane to stand up and get started moving. I think the mental anguish that wakes you (me) up in the middle of the night worrying about that is a terrible thing and I don't see it going away anytime soon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Got only .25” here yesterday. Helpful but hoping for some more this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Left the Sacandaga lake area it was in the 60s, foggy, and wet. Didnt see any blue sky this morning till about Kingston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Left the Sacandaga lake area it was in the 60s, foggy, and wet. Didnt see any blue sky this morning till about Kingston. You should’ve stayed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Just saw a social media pic of close to golf ball sized hail out near Port Jervis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Another quarter inch today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I figure we're about five, maybe six weeks out from stressed maples flashing their first color. Let's goooo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Damn this rain... I had pretty much dealt with the bugs in the garden but now it's overrun with grubs and cabbage worms It looks bad enough that I might lose most of my potatoes and I'm going to fight like hell not to lose the cauliflower and broccoli but it may be a lost cause too. This morning I sat on the ground pulling slugs for an hour and that's after I treated for them. Grrr... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 10:02 AM, Juliancolton said: It's mostly seeping underneath I think. Nonetheless, the water is back up about 2" this morning after I just absolutely loaded it up with with clay and rocks, so at least the fish genocide seems to be averted for now. Getting some quotes this weekend on having it done the right way. It's all good. There are a lot of folks who have much bigger problems than leaky bass ponds and nettlesome swimming pools. If those are my big sorrows for 2020, I'll be in a pretty good spot. How’d the quotes go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 31 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: How’d the quotes go? The contractor thinks it's an easy job after a first look and could be done for under $5k without draining the pond. The pond construction specialist had to reschedule so still waiting on that opinion, though I suspect he'll tell a slightly more elaborate story. Another bone-dry day here as other areas get drenched. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 I'm getting some really light drizzle. It's really dark and thunder is rumbling just to my west, has been for over an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Got .15” today. We take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 10:20 AM, IrishRob17 said: You should’ve stayed I woulda. I like my half hour commute though. Dunno how some of these psychos drive from pine bush and areas up there to the city, even if it is only a couple times a week lol. If i stay up there anywhere, its gonna be Lake Placid area anyway. Of course that depends on a lot more than just my dreams, most of which involve the politics that dont belong here lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, BxEngine said: I woulda. I like my half hour commute though. Dunno how some of these psychos drive from pine bush and areas up there to the city, even if it is only a couple times a week lol. If i stay up there anywhere, its gonna be Lake Placid area anyway. Of course that depends on a lot more than just my dreams, most of which involve the politics that dont belong here lol My oldest son works downtown, before COVID-19 hit he would spend close to two hours each way taking the train out of Campbell Hall and then the Path from Hoboken. Even with the coin he makes that commute everyday is not for me. That said, he's been working from a private beach house in SC since the end of March and who knows what the future is as far as remote working for those who can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 JC getting a good soaking today. Finally... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 14 hours ago, gravitylover said: JC getting a good soaking today. Finally... The heaviest stuff stayed just to my east by literally a matter of yards, but still a nice steady dousing here. I'm just on the light blue side of this little isthmus here, so that's, what... 1/8th of a mile to the 1"+ amounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Ha! The same thing happened to me. About a mile to my east was 1+ and I was in that light blue zone. All told I'm ok with it though because a couple of wet days in a row and the ground is soaked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Take a look at that storm complex headed south into Columbia and Dutchess County. That looks like the real deal. Duck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Yeah I've been watching that guy all afternoon. Hopefully it holds together. Edit: latest scans show echoes weakening and the outflow boundary surging out ahead, it's dead Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 *fizzle* It looked so good for so long. Again, I can pretty much see where it's raining as it slides by to my west. I'm getting some decent wind. Maybe it'll set the last 50 tomatoes that have been waiting out the heat and now that I've got some female flowers on the melons maybe those will pop too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I'm sure it'll balance out this winter when we get the jack for all the major snow events. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 For all the storms and all the rain in the area I ended up with well under an inch for the week. It came at just the right intervals to keep the garden nicely watered though because it wasn't sunny enough for long enough to dry it out. That also means the bugs are going to town because it's been constantly damp. Hopefully the dry weekend puts them down and next week is similar. I don't need the heat like everyone else on the board. Weirdos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 A real Birch Bender here yesterday, that’s the leader still flopping to the left. The branch that looks like the leader was also flopping over to the left this morning so it’s starting to straighten out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 I was on the road all day but watching the radar has been interesting. That storm cluster west of the river looks to have put down a lot of water. It pretty much sat and dumped for hours. Who got it and was it as much as it looked on a phone screen while driving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 11 hours ago, gravitylover said: I was on the road all day but watching the radar has been interesting. That storm cluster west of the river looks to have put down a lot of water. It pretty much sat and dumped for hours. Who got it and was it as much as it looked on a phone screen while driving? It was NW and W of me, I only picked up .10 yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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